A government audit has revealed that South Korea's national football federation provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees before and after international matches held in the country between 2011 and 2012.
The findings, reported by Yonhap, expose serious governance failures within the Korea Football Association (KFA) and intensify scrutiny of the organization's past conduct.
The allegations come amid a broader period of instability for the federation.
In late July, the former KFA president and a national team coach faced parliamentary grilling over separate governance issues, signaling a deepening political and legal reckoning for the body.
The new audit findings suggest that misconduct may have been systemic rather than isolated to recent leadership.
While the scandal is primarily reputational and regulatory, it carries potential financial implications for entities linked to the federation.